Daily Republican., 1887-01-26

| DOVER, Jan. 25.-To. day was the
lfveliest oay tho Legislature has ye,
furuiAhed, the Senase furnishia0 mos,
of the sxoitsmout for tho day. IN,
hall almost rupg with orntory,
The first outbreak was over the re-
quest Of the House 20 have the yeport OF
tho superintendent Of free schools DR.
Lewis objected to the return, ~ the re
port Was In the possession OF the Senate
and ho thought there IA must be some rea-
son for the Houses request. DIR. Mar
tin made an earnest reply, urging thai
IL was . matter Of courtesy that could
not be helped TO be complied with;
that the report was one Of the execu.
tive documents that wAs presen ted BY
the Governor 10 the House and conse.
Quently was their property.
The doctor himself bad introd uced
the resolution TO have the papers sen,
to the Senate, the House had compiled
and 1t would be an insult to that bod '
not 10 return 1t 70 then. The reason
the House wanted the bill he WAS NOT
informed OF, and the printing had moth.
Ing whStever to do with Il.
DIR. Lewis claimed that the report
Was in the hands of the joint comm it.
tee, and therefore the property Of both
houses.
DIR. Cooper said 1t was only q ques.
lion Of courtesy.
Mr.. McWhorter said be knew moth ipr
whatever OF the reason the House had
for wanting the bill. Bat II this reuuest
vas refused 1t miahs establish an mi
feeling between the two houses that
might last the entire session. The re-.
quest was finally granted.
'IlA ranaa nj thu "A Ia
suspicion that the Hosss wanted to yet
the report in their bsnds so that they
could have 1t printed at the Delawarean
ofice, ard that 10 where It will be
printed.
Wilmington was entiiely disre I'd ed
to-day In the gas matter, and the city's
Interests were figurativsly and lite rally
set down upJn. In the morning City
Solicitor Turner and Auditor Bali came
down in the interests Of the city and
reached an agreement with Messrs,
Cspelle and Belts, thu substance Of
which WAS that the act 10 re.incorporato
should pass with the additional restric.
tion that the company should Arst Oh
tain permission from the City Engineer
before they could lay new pipes.
The msttsr was considered settled by
the city's representative, ard they
peaceably awaited the result. In the
meantime Messrs. Belts and CapelloI
bestirred themselves ana Uncovered that
they would be able to pass the act with
out any condition Whatever, and they
repudia.ed the agreement and the bill
was reported rs 10 passed the House.
senator NcWhorter Immediately called
attention TO the fact that such an agree
ment had been reached. and IL vOuld he
UNFAIR TO pass the bill until moro was
heard from the city Of Wilmlpston.
DIR. Lewis said that Council had had
ample time 10 object, and he could not
see why the bill should not be passed In
It's preseut shape. DR.. Martin said that
She passage was IN urgent necessity.
He saw no reason why the comp any
should not be re.incorporated.
No complaints have come OF any vio.
lations of their old charter, and they
had no infriDgements. Senator Nc
Whorter said that Councils committee
would arrive In few min utes, and he
asked the Senate to walt on them. He|
offered the amendment agreed upon
and It WAS defeated, as was q motion to
postpone antii Tomorrow morning. The
bill was then passed, With only Senator
heWhorter's vote ~ .ke negative.
shortly afterwsrd heae.s. Newell ard
Dillin arrived aud Immediately be-
stirred thtmeelves, and "a result Of
their work and the persuasion of Mr..
Turner reconsideration is very proba-
BILE In the morning. Mr. Newell visited
the various mem bers and presen tad the |
oity's case showing them where the
city had been unfairly dealt with.